Category: NCAA Basketball

Baye Ndongo had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Naithan George added 16 points and six assists and Georgia Tech beat Texas Southern 81-62 on Tuesday night. Ndongo gave the Yellow Jackets their first double-digit lead at 32-21 to begin a 12-0 run and they led by 24 points, 49-25, at halftime after George's 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Kowacie Reeves Jr. gave Georgia Tech its largest lead of 30 when he sank a 3-pointer with 12:20 remaining for a 64-34 lead.

Darren Buchanan Jr.'s 20 points and 11 rebounds helped George Washington defeat N.C. A&T 85-80 on Tuesday night. Jacoi Hutchinson scored 18 points, shooting 4 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Revolutionaries (3-0). Gerald Drumgoole Jr. went 6 of 14 from the field (2 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points.

Jordan Stiemke scored 15 points off of the bench to help lead Loyola (Md. past NJIT 68-50 on Tuesday night. Stiemke went 6 of 10 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Greyhounds (2-1).

Florida State spread the minutes and the scoring around as the Seminoles pulled away from Tarleton State 72-52 on Tuesday night. Daquan Davis scored nine points and four Seminoles added eight each as 12 players scored and 10 players saw double-digit minutes with no starter playing over 19 minutes. Jamir Watkins, who was named co-ACC player of the week after a 30-point performance against Rice, finished with eight points on 1-of-5 shooting in 18 minutes.

Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had five assists to help Syracuse beat Colgate 74-72 on Tuesday night. Lampkin's layup ended the scoring with 46 seconds remaining. Colgate missed a 3-pointer and jumper on its last two possessions.

Ray'Sean Taylor had 22 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 77-72 win against Indiana State on Tuesday night. Taylor also added six assists for the Cougars (2-2). Ring Malith scored 19 points while shooting 8 for 15, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds and three steals.

Corey McKeithan's 25 points helped La Salle defeat Cornell 93-77 on Tuesday night. McKeithan shot 10 of 19 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Explorers (3-0). Demetrius Lilley added 16 points while going 5 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line while he also had seven rebounds.

Nick Martinelli continued his scoring run with 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting and Northwestern beat Illinois-Chicago 83-74 on Tuesday night. Jalen Leach scored 16 points, Ty Berry had 13 and reserve Luke Hunger added 10 for Northwestern (2-1). Javon Jackson scored 17 points, Sasa Ciani 15, Filip Skobalj 13 and Ahmad Henderson II 12 for the Flames (2-1).

Nyla Harris led a balanced attack with 16 points and No. 18 Louisville defeated UT Martin 86-64 on Tuesday night. Harris was 6-of-8 shooting for the Cardinals (2-1), who shot 71% (17 of 24) in the second half and 57% (31 of 54) for the game despite finishing 4 of 14 on 3-pointers. Olivia Cochran had 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Louisville, which plays at No. 20 Kentucky on Saturday.

Clemson transfer RJ Godfrey scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and Silas Demary Jr. added 17 points to help Georgia beat North Florida 90-77 Tuesday night at the Peach State Classic. Vanderbilt transfer Tyrin Lawrence scored 15, and freshman Asa Newell, a consensus five-star recruit, had 13 points and eight rebounds for Georgia. Blue Cain added 11 points and Dakota Leffew, an all-Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference selection last season at Mount St. Mary's, scored 10.

Collin Murray-Boyles scored 27 points, was a rebound shy of a double-double and led South Carolina to an 80-54 win over Towson on Tuesday night. Murray-Boyles shot 9-of-12 from the floor an 9 of 10 from the line in leading the Gamecocks (2-1), who shot 50%. Jacobi Wright followed up a career high of 20 points against South Carolina State with 16 against the Tigers (1-2).

Puff Johnson scored 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 and Penn State rolled to a 92-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa. on Tuesday night. It was the third straight rout by Penn State (3-0), which beat Binghamton (108-66) and UMBC (103-54).

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Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the top-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Spartans forward Jaxon Kohler hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 52 with just under nine minutes remaining. KJ Adams Jr. hit a pair of free throws to put Kansas (3-0) ahead to stay.

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